Wedgwood tea set
How tea was made
Four Chinese paintings showing stages in the manufacture of tea: picking, sieving, drying and inspection; 1801 – 1850.
Cartoon about the opium trade
A French cartoon satirizing the British opium trade. The caption reads: “I tell you that you have to buy this poison immediately; we want you to poison yourselves completely so that we have enough tea to drink with our roast beef.”
Treaty of Nanking
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Close-up of the Treaty of Nanking, which ended the first Opium War.
Visit the site http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-126231/The-Treaty-of-Nanjing-which-ended-the-first-Opium-War?&articleTypeId=31Engraving of Treaty of Nanking
Engraving showing the signing of the Treaty of Nanking on 29 August 1842. Henry Pottinger, who signed on behalf of the British, went on to become the first governor of Hong Kong.
Decoding the engraving
Key to the engraving of the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. Note the translation below the Chinese seal on the right.
Video: The Opium War
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BBC Class Clip on the Opium War and its legacy.
Visit the site http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/was-the-british-empire-a-force-for-good-pt-1-2/13354.htmlViritual tour of Wedgwood factory
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A virtual tour of Etruria, the main Wedgwood Factory from 1769 – 1950.
Visit the site http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/learning/virtual-etruriaOutside the classroom
Cutty Sark, London
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Visit the site http://www.rmg.co.uk/cuttysarkNational Maritime Museum, London
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Visit the site http://www.rmg.co.uk/Wedgwood Museum, Stoke-on-Trent
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Visit the site http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/